David Miller

Biography

David F. Miller is combining his passions of photography and working on the web at iStockphoto; when not hacking away with a text editor and a few web browsers in hand, he can be seen huddled over his laptop tweaking levels and curves for his freelance photography. Keep track of David's latest projects over at his home on the web.

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Syncing iTunes
Publish Date: Jun. 17, 2005What happens if instead of sharing your iTunes libraries, you want to keep multiple libraries synchronized? This should sound familiar to anyone with a laptop computer on the go and a desktop sitting at home. Throughout the course of the day, you tweak some playlists and would like to have those changes automatically reflected in your library at home. David Miller shows you how to sync up your music. Apache and AppleScript
Publish Date: Feb. 11, 2005AppleScript traditionally interacts with Mac applications and Apache is the web server that powers most of the Internet. David Miller shows you how AppleScript can invoke Unix utilities through its do shell script command, thereby creating some interesting intersections with Apache. Mo' Betta Indexes
Publish Date: Aug. 3, 2004Apache has had the same skin since around 1995. And while it's true that visitors interact with the pages of your site more than the HTTP daemon, the only real snapshot they'll receive is through your site's auto-indexes. So why not take some time to put some spit polish into them? bash on Mac OS X
Publish Date: Feb. 24, 2004In the migration from Jaguar to Panther, one of the lesser discussed changes has been the switch from tcsh to bash as the default shell (for new accounts). In this article, David Miller delves into affected areas, such as aliases and environment variables, to help you make the transition. Macworld Wish List for Steve
Publish Date: Dec. 30, 2003Macworld SF is like a second Christmas for many Mac users. And it all begins with Steve's keynote address. What new goodies are in store for this coming year? Here's a wish list from Mac DevCenter writers. Panther Delights
Publish Date: Dec. 9, 2003Here's a look at Panther from another point of view, not so much its high-flying features, but rather, the subtle refinements that we've come to expect from Apple products. Here are ten things that won't make you buy Panther, but you'll appreciate them once you have it. Keynote's XML Connections
Publish Date: Nov. 19, 2003For its Keynote application, Apple had created an XML syntax, APXL (short for Apple Presentation XML), and made its schema publicly available. That means you can build presentations outside of Keynote using data stored in apps like FileMaker Pro and 4D. David Miller explains, and shows you how to leverage this functionality. Ant and AppleScript
Publish Date: Oct. 3, 2003Tools from the AppleScript and Java communities can help each other create new things. For example, programmers can use Ant to help develop AppleScripts, and AppleScript can help produce Java applications. David Miller shows you how to make it all stick together. Using Java to Expand iTunes Functionality
Publish Date: Sep. 3, 2003An in-depth look at MyTunes, which provides an easy-to-use and extensible framework that allows expanded control of your iTunes library via Java, even from a remote computer.

Blog

History Repeats Itself

April 02 2008

It seems as though history has repeated itself. Not long after Apple released the first version of Aperture (just over two years ago), Adobe released a public beta of Lightroom to tide people over. And now, not long after Apple... read more

Previewing Images in the Navigator

March 26 2008

I’m not sure at what point this snuck into Lightroom’s preferences (it could very well have been there since the initial release), but somewhere along the way it managed to become unchecked: the “Show photos in navigator on mouse-over”... read more

Lightroom 1.4

March 13 2008

Hot off the press is Lightroom 1.4 (and its companion, Camera Raw 4.4). Check out Adobe’s Lightroom Journal to see what’s new (or cut straight to the release notes); the short and sweet of it includes: support for recently introduced... read more

Lightroom's Toolbar

March 09 2008

Lightroom’s interface is strongly segregated among the tasks the application is designed to tackle: organizing, developing, and exporting your photos to various media. Accordingly, only the relevant tools and information are presented to you, depending on where you happen... read more

Preview Channel Clipping

February 27 2008

The histogram panel in Lightroom is a jewel that you should keep your eye on at all times while developing your photo (hence why Adobe made it possible to “dock” it in place while the other modules in the... read more

Fine-Tuning Your Selection for Importing Files

February 15 2008

After importing a batch of photos into Lightroom, I’ve recently—for better or for worse—formed the habit of not formatting the memory card until well after the photos are in my catalog and they’ve been backed up to an external... read more

Filtering by Creator in the Metadata Browser

February 06 2008

James Duncan Davidson’s last post, Copyright and Metadata, expounded on Lightroom’s ability to painlessly embed the creator (& copyright) information in your photos (both within the master—or sidecar—files and exported copies). I just want to touch upon one other beneficial... read more

Don’t Forget to Push Your Boundaries

January 31 2008

Shortly after reading the last post from fellow Inside Lightroom blogger, I was browsing through my catalog of images and came across an image that I had given a little more “attention” to than others. Generally speaking, I don’t... read more

Make Your Buildings Stand Out

January 23 2008

Looking through my catalog in Lightroom, I’ve noticed that almost all of my favourite shots taken in the past few months full under the “Architecture” category (er, keyword). I’m sure there’s some sort of explanation for this, but I’m not... read more

Simulate a Polarizing Filter After the Fact

January 16 2008

On a recent getaway to San Francisco I realized that I had left my polarizing filter behind after heading out to hoof around the city for a day. I was kicking myself for being so thoughtless as the early... read more

Uncovering Hidden Gems

January 09 2008

We all know how easy Lightroom makes it to sort through the “rejects”, “maybes”, and “keepers” in your catalog. But be sure to pay extra attention when filing through your shots before heaving them into the trash, as you... read more

What's in the Pipe for 2008?

January 02 2008

Only one thing is a “for sure” in 2008: the Date category in your metadata browser will have another entry added to it. Apart from that, what else will happen? It safe to say that 2008 will surely be another... read more

Happy Holidays

December 27 2007

I hope 2007 was a great year for everyone! Remember to put the camera down over the holiday and enjoy your time with friends and family, and I hope the New Year brings in everything you could want —... read more

Printing on Leopard with Lightroom

December 19 2007

For those photographers out there that are running Lightroom on Leopard and are still struggling with Lightroom's print quality (or lack thereof), be sure to keep tabs on [this post](http://blogs.adobe.com/lightroomjournal/2007/12/printing_on_leopard_with_l ight.html) from Adobe's Tom Hogarty over at the [Lightroom Journal](http://blogs.adobe.com/lightroomjournal/). read more

Tracking Your Photos Outside of Lightroom

December 18 2007

In my quest to track my photos out in the wild, I’ve settled upon an efficient but slightly–less–than–ideal solution: drag the photos in question from Lightroom (both the filmstrip and grid will work as drag sources) to my destination of... read more